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Technical Support Engineer resume keywords

Core keywords are the skill list on the Technical Support Engineer resume example.

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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 47 public job postings whose titles match Technical Support Engineer. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Technical Support Engineer. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.

Core keywords

These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.

  • Troubleshooting

    79% of 47 recent postings mention Troubleshooting.

  • Linux

    28% of 47 recent postings mention Linux.

  • Networking

    40% of 47 recent postings mention Networking.

  • SQL

    34% of 47 recent postings mention SQL.

  • API Debugging

    0% of 47 recent postings mention API Debugging.

  • Jira

    19% of 47 recent postings mention Jira.

  • Documentation

    60% of 47 recent postings mention Documentation.

  • Customer Communication

    4% of 47 recent postings mention Customer Communication.

  • Escalation Management

    4% of 47 recent postings mention Escalation Management.

  • SaaS

    36% of 47 recent postings mention SaaS.

Supporting keywords

The skills catalog does not name extra terms for this role. The core list above is the published skill list.

Phrases from recent postings

These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.

  • technical support

    87% of 47 recent postings mention technical support.

  • technical support engineer

    57% of 47 recent postings mention technical support engineer.

  • technical issues

    53% of 47 recent postings mention technical issues.

  • customer issues

    47% of 47 recent postings mention customer issues.

  • engineering teams

    40% of 47 recent postings mention engineering teams.

  • complex technical issues

    38% of 47 recent postings mention complex technical issues.

  • genetic information

    38% of 47 recent postings mention genetic information.

  • knowledge base

    38% of 47 recent postings mention knowledge base.

  • problem solving

    38% of 47 recent postings mention problem solving.

  • criminal histories consistent

    36% of 47 recent postings mention criminal histories consistent.

  • customer service

    36% of 47 recent postings mention customer service.

Where to place them

  1. 1

    Headline

    Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Technical Support Engineer | Troubleshooting | Linux.

  2. 2

    Skills

    List the core terms together in the skills section: Troubleshooting, Linux, Networking, SQL, API Debugging, Jira, Documentation, Customer Communication, Escalation Management, SaaS.

  3. 3

    Experience

    Use Troubleshooting, Linux, Networking inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

Sample lines from the resume example

These lines are already published on the Technical Support Engineer resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.

  • Resolved complex technical issues for 500+ enterprise customers maintaining 97% CSAT
  • Reduced escalation rate by 30% through improved troubleshooting documentation and runbooks
  • Developed internal tools automating common support tasks saving 15+ hours per week
  • Trained 10 junior support engineers on advanced troubleshooting and customer communication

Questions about Technical Support Engineer keywords

What keywords should a Technical Support Engineer resume include?

Core keywords for a Technical Support Engineer resume are Troubleshooting, Linux, Networking, SQL, API Debugging, Jira, Documentation, Customer Communication, Escalation Management, SaaS. Core keywords are the skill list on the Technical Support Engineer resume example. Percentages are the share of 47 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.

Where should Technical Support Engineer keywords go on a resume?

Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Technical Support Engineer | Troubleshooting | Linux. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Troubleshooting, Linux, Networking, SQL, API Debugging, Jira, Documentation, Customer Communication, Escalation Management, SaaS. Experience: Use Troubleshooting, Linux, Networking inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

How do I check a Technical Support Engineer resume?

Open the free ATS checker with Technical Support Engineer prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.